some of the fun things that happen to the crew at Lake Macquarie Secondhand Books planned and otherwise

A day at the bookshop

Kerry O’Keeffe used book wants

used book wants

Used Book Wants If your like me always looking for used books for people no matter what they are, I even look for cricketing new & used book wants my latest quest is a book by Kerry O'Keeffe called Skullduggery well it wasn't on my list interesting titles but you take the good with … Read more

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online secondhand book dealers

online secondhand book dealers catalogues Browse through the online book catalogue at Lake Macquarie Secondhand Books, one of Australia's largest online secondhand book dealers. We have thousands of used and rare books, our packing and postage is second to none. We combine postage  we also … Read more

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Books buying from friends & family

Barry Sheene & Buying books

Buying books from friends Buying books from friends can sometimes be fraught with danger, as my old man would always tell me. Never work for relatives, I'm not sure why he told me this, maybe it was when he was in the Army he used to send his money home to his mother, but after his discharge, … Read more

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Look at our German rare books

German rare books by Heinrich Mann

Achtung! German rare books Attention! When it rains it pours its the same in our business see the latest acquisitions among which were quite a few German rare books. German rare books on subjects from art, biographies, military uniforms & medals, pottery, old newpapers, socialism, rocket … Read more

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Jobs ain’t jobs

Jim at the bookshop

Bookshop Days My day is made up like nearly every other day, I get up at the same time do exactly the same things I go into the bookshop to finish any outstanding jobs I haven't completed over the weekend. Daily Tasks @ the bookshop My daily tasks in the bookshop usually entails answering … Read more

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finding new people & used books in Morisset

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Everyday I talk to someone that's traveled from abroad to live in our area, whether it be the United Kingdom or the United States, China, Europe, India and  Malaysia. Why we even have people moving in from all suburbs of Sydney and dozens of other places around Australia. I guess that means that … Read more

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Trains, Rails, Steam & Locomotives

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Over the past month or two I have been listing train & rail books there are hundreds to go. It will take about another month or three to list them all.  To wet you appetite I have taken a few pictures for you to browse in the meantime. Or if you don't like mine then take a look at some … Read more

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used books we deliver

we used something faster to deliver our used books

We go that extra mile for used books Talk about freaky Friday it was that indeed it sees me sorting used books you know the best used books for the internet and the bookshop the rest go to a charity then the bin, rather like John West and his Sockeye Salmon, informing customers that their used … Read more

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A lifetime collection of books all railway books this time

F. Burtt & W. Beckerlegge

Great Books As a bookseller one of my main goals is getting the best used books I possibly can. A good way is to get these books is buying whole collections it can either be poetry, art or science fiction Australiana books. Its a delight to find collections, most of the good books I get come from … Read more

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stupid ideas aren’t uncommon in Newcastle

Hunter Street Newcastle Some decisions made for the betterment of the citizens of Newcastle & surrounding locations amaze me, truly they are astonishing in their stupidity. The absolute best one is the Mall in Hunter St Newcastle. From the first day that it opened it has seen the demise … Read more

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